有關indirect questions

朋友，在學習英文的時候，我們總會感到一點的迷網；但不要怕，yahoo知識的朋友，會盡力幫你解答：

１）第一條問題：你要記得，若我們要將直述句(Direct Speech)，轉成間接敘述句(Indirect Speech陳述句)時，有一條法則必須牢記，這就是：時式的一致(Sequence of Tenses)

所謂時式一致：就是主要子句，與從屬子句之間的時候，要一致。即主子句的動詞時式，為過去時式時，從屬子句的動詞，必須是過去時式或過去完成時式（除一些特別的情況）。但若主子句的動詞是現在時式，那麼從屬子句的動詞不受限制，任何時式皆可。

如：I think that he is honest. 和 I think that he was honest. 都可，但後句表示”現在你不是這麼想”

　　I thought that he was honest.這句是正確的，但I thought that he is honest.這句就錯了。

想現在你必明白為甚麼is變了was.

２）而第二條問題為甚麼was放在最後

　　首先你要明白，在直述的問題中，我們發問時都用了倒裝法(inversion)，所謂倒裝法，即將動詞或助動詞等放在主詞之前，如：How old are you?這句就將are放在you之前。但在間接敘述句（陳述句）裏，問題不會用倒裝；即要將助動詞，主動詞等放在主詞之後。

　　Tom asked me that how old I was.

　　現在，也許你已明白為甚麼你的示句，轉成間接敘述時，要寫成：Tom asked me where David's bag was.

３）'Can you be friends?', asked Andy.這句都有點怪怪，我猜想，你的意思是”我們可否做朋友？”，所以句子應為：'Can we be friends?', asked Andy.

　要將這句變成簡接敘述句，可以這樣寫：Andy asked me if we could be friends.



以下是轉陳述句是的要點：

ａ）若是直述句為say時要轉為ask或inquire等，如：I said to hm,"what are you reading?"就要轉為I asked him what.....

ｂ）若直述文句是用why, what, how, who, where等等（這些疑問詞是引出疑問句：如：What he was reading？的what是引出he was reading），則用這些疑問詞作連接詞就可以，如：He said to me,"why did you do such a thing?"，就轉作He asked me why I......

若疑問詞不是引出疑問句：如Are you happy?等就用if (or whether)作連接詞，不可用that作連接詞

如：He said to me,"Do you know my brother?"就可轉成He asked me if I knew ......

ｃ）將報告文改為平述句（即主詞＋主動詞，即不要用倒裝法：動詞在主詞之前，如：What is your name?is這主動詞就在主詞your name之前），接在if(or whether)或其他疑問詞後面

如：I said to him,"what are you reading?"就成了I asked him what he was reading.

　He said to me,"Do you know my brother?"就成了He asked me if I knew his brother.

ｅ）最後刪去問號

　你可以試試根據以上的步驟，轉這句做陳述句

　John said to Mary,'Would you merry me?'

　若你的答案是：John asked Mary if she would marry him.那麼你已掌握怎樣將直述句轉做陳述句了。